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ATOS at risk of going bust
BBC News website reporting that government are working to safeguard critical public services from the potential collapse of tech giant Atos, which works with billions of pounds worth of government contracts.
Files seen by the BBC show work has been under way with consultants since January, aiming to limit “severe implications” to essential services by lining up alternative IT providers.
No big fan of ATOS for obvious reasons but quite a worry if they were to collapse suddenly. Not sure of the extent of their involvement in benefits assessments currently but the article references PIP so with the existing delays, this could be a real problem.
If Atos/IAS can keep going for another couple of months it won’t matter for PIP; it loses its contracts from September this year
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/atos-wiped-out-as-dwp-reveal-who-will-carry-out-your-assessments-from-2024
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/atos-is-left-with-blood-on-its-hands-after-dwp-calls-time-on-its-20-years-of-assessments/